- Torah and Jewish Thought
- Repentance
punished for a previous incarnation
Question
when people say people can be punished in This incarnation for a previous incarnation (like for instance how Job was) for something they did wrong in the past life, even if someone was theoretically perfect in this life,
is this ONLY true for when someone in their past life died without doing teshuva OR is it true also for if someone in a past life did teshuva before they died and then still had to like ’repay their sins’ even though they did teshuva?
thanks!
Answer
As soon as one does teshuva, his sins are totally erased, and often even actually turn into merits! One is not punished for anything after doing total and sincere teshuva, which includes: recognizing and leaving the sin, regret, expressly wording the regret (viduy), accepting in the future not to repeat the sin, and when necessary, asking forgiveness from the other person/people we harmed.

Sins Between Yom Kipur and Sukkot
Various Rabbis | 25 Elul 5766

Hell for the Unrepentant of Serious Sin
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 27, 5775

Teshuva- repentance and suffering in Judaism
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyyar 1, 5775

Sins becoming merits
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Elul 14, 5768

Rabbi Ari Shvat
Lectures at various yeshivot, michlalot and midrashot. Has published many books & Torani articles and is in charge of Rav Kook’s archives.

A Day is a thousand years
Adar I 23, 5771

Ayin hara and Rambam
Tevet 28, 5771

baruch hamavdil
Adar I 23, 5771

Yericho conquest by Yehoshua
Tevet 28, 5771

Bracha on water
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Cheshvan 16, 5769

Kashering a dishwasher
Rabbi David Sperling | Cheshvan 23, 5778
Genesis 24: 2-9 – Put your hand under my thigh
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Tevet 26, 5770

Kashering a dishwasher
Rabbi David Sperling | Cheshvan 23, 5778

Revising Nachem on Tisha bAv after 6 Day War
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Av 5, 5782

Preparation for Davening
Rabbi David Sperling | Av 7, 5782

UMAN RH
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Av 12, 5782
